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Enrichment capacity seen as key hurdle to Iran deal

Despite an upbeat tone from Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, gaps remain between Iran and the P5+1 in the expectations for Iran's enrichment capacity.

European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wait for the begin of talks in Vienna June 17, 2014. Six world powers and Iran began their fifth round of nuclear negotiations on Tuesday in hopes of salvaging prospects for a deal over Tehran's disputed atomic activity by a July deadline.  REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY) - RTR3U83Y
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wait for talks to begin, in Vienna, June 17, 2014. — REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

Washington, DC__ Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday offered upbeat reassurances about prospects for reaching a nuclear deal, even as negotiators from Iran and six world powers reported no progress from "sticker shock" nuclear talks in Vienna last week, and urged each other to return to the table next time with more "realism."

With the “positive trend of talks, we are on threshold of solving [the] nuclear issue,” Rouhani said in China Wednesday.

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